Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne

One hundred and thirteen degrees -- The Doctor's reflections -- A desperate search -- The cylinder goes out -- One hundred and twenty-two degrees -- Contemplation of the desert -- A night walk -- Solitude -- Debility -- Joe's prospects -- He gives himself one day more.

The distance made by the balloon during the preceding day did not exceed ten miles, and, to keep it afloat, one hundred and sixty-two cubic feet of gas had been consumed.